Portuguese player to be loaned to Wolves

Joao Moutinho is to move from AS Monaco to Wolverhampton Wanderers in a two-year deal. Wolves reportedly paid five million pounds for the experienced Portuguese midfielder.

The 31-year-old is the third most-capped player in his country’s history with 113 international appearances. He joins a number of Portuguese players already at Wolves, including Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves and recent signee, goalkeeper Rui Patricio.

The midfielder made three appearances during the recent World Cup in Russia. He started his career at Sporting Lisbon before joining Porto in 2010, winning the top division title in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Moutinho arrived at Monaco in 2013 and went on to play over 200 games for the French club, helping them win the Ligue 1 crown in 2017.

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An appeal court in Caen, Normandy, began hearing the case of former AS Monaco defender Franck Dumas on Monday, March 19.
Now working as the coach for the national side of Equatorial Guinea, he had been sentenced to three years in jail, with 10 months suspended, at an original hearing in January 2016, after being found guilty of hiding €557,496 from the French tax man.
Dumas had incurred the debt while coaching Caen from January 2011 until the end of 2013. He said at the time that an addiction to gambling was to blame for the fact that his tax bills were not paid.
The 50-year-old had played as a defender for AS Monaco from 1992 to 1997, having started as a player at Caen. After his spell in the Principality he played for Newcastle United in 1999 and then returned to France to play for Marseille before going back to Caen. He began his management career in 2004.

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A reported increase in salary from €80,000 to €700,000 per month has been offered to 18-year-old soccer star Kylian Mbappé in an attempt to stave off the temptation of Real Madrid, PSG and the other clubs in the chase to sign him.
The revelation of Monaco’s offer of a 900-percent wage increase came after Real Madrid president Florentino Perez met with Mbappe’s father, who takes a keen interest in his son’s career.
Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool have all been strongly linked with a move for the prolific forward who is rated the one of the best young talents in Europe.
Mbappe scored 26 goals last season and played a major role in helping Monaco win the French Ligue 1 title.
European champions Real Madrid have allegedly bid €130 million for the youngster, who has said that his priority is making the right decision for his playing career.
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao reportedly also earns in the region of €700,000 a month.